Re: {standard input}:1198: Error: value of ffffff6c too large for field of 1 byte at 00000533

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Yujie,

On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 6:18 PM Yujie Liu <yujie.liu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 02:07:07PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 5:23 PM kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
> > > head:   27bbf45eae9ca98877a2d52a92a188147cd61b07
> > > commit: 481461f5109919babbb393d6f68002936b8e2493 linux/export.h: make <linux/export.h> independent of CONFIG_MODULES
> > > date:   9 weeks ago
> > > config: m68k-randconfig-r025-20230123 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20230922/202309222350.hCUFrIQ1-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
> > > compiler: m68k-linux-gcc (GCC) 13.2.0
> > > reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20230922/202309222350.hCUFrIQ1-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)
> > >
> > > If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
> > > the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
> > > | Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202309222350.hCUFrIQ1-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
> >
> > Thanks for your report!
> >
> > > All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):
> > >
> > >    {standard input}: Assembler messages:
> > >    {standard input}:1198: Error: value -148 out of range
> > > >> {standard input}:1198: Error: value of ffffff6c too large for field of 1 byte at 00000533
> >
> > Do you have more context (e.g. which source file is being compiled)?
> > Thanks!
>
> Sorry for our late reply. It is sound/soc/codecs/tas2781-fmwlib.o that
> is being compiled.
>
> {standard input}: Assembler messages:
> {standard input}:1198: Error: value -148 out of range
> {standard input}:1198: Error: value of ffffff6c too large for field of 1 byte at 00000533
> make[6]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:243: sound/soc/codecs/tas2781-fmwlib.o] Error 1
>
> We rechecked the bisection process and found that this was a false
> positive report. The error also happens on the parent of this commit.
>
> {standard input}: Assembler messages:
> {standard input}:992: Error: value -148 out of range
> {standard input}:992: Error: value of ffffff6c too large for field of 1 byte at 0000045f
> make[6]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:243: sound/soc/codecs/tas2781-fmwlib.o] Error 1
>
> The error message has some minor changes that our bot didn't recognize
> that it is the same error on both commits. We will fix this soon. Sorry
> for making the noise.

Thanks for the information!

In the mean time, I found out which file was the culprit when someone
posted a patch.

The real issue seems to be a compile bug, though, cfr.
https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAMuHMdXRGxnGpVHiB+Zvxq+G4K-BL8JsJGbG+7CNtJiqGwHOsQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
https://lore.kernel.org/all/87v8bn3cae.fsf@xxxxxxxxx

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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